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Topic: frigidaire dryer burnt wire (Read 5751 times)

Hi , I have a Frigidaire FD975ES0 dryer , that started blowing cold air , so I unplugged it and took it a part and checked all the thermal switches and connections and heating element , with a multimeter all were ok . I removed the back cover for the timed dryer switch and fabric selector switch. and found a burnt orange wire coming off of the timer switch, the blade pin on the switch is burnt, so I need a new timer switch, but what caused this too burn off ? the dryer is 13 years old but only used for 11 years.

Most likely a loose connection. After you replace the terminal connector do a amp draw on the dryer under a load and compare that to the specs.Since you already have it torn down,check all the wire terminal connectors,including the power cord at the dryer and the power outlet as well as the circuit panel box.

thanks for the info, I figured it was a loose connection, I'm new on this site is there any where you can find the spec for the amp draw.I'm an auto tech I'm used to working on stuff with lower voltage and amps